Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-05-20
THE NEWS IN VERMONT
MAT EkS OF INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE.
Chittenden County.
WINOOSKI.


wINoosKI.
The Casino Canadian club will give a
dramatic entertainment concluding with
a farce in Corporation Hall Saturday even
ing for the benefit of st. Francis Xavier
church. A number of well known names
appear on the programme, and there will
no doubt be large attendance.
MILTON.
Judge G. H. Rice has had renewed at
tacks of paralysis, and is confined to his
bed, with little prospect of restoration
80. The gates at the bulkhe I'd of the pulp
mill works have been shut down and la
Dor resumed upon the tail race and the
site of the mill. Notifications of the plan
of the mill are being adopted, but it is eX-
pected that work will henceforth pro-
gress steadily and more rapidly, and the
proprietorS expect to have the mll-run-
ming by early fall, which will certainly
require more laborers and more rapid
progress than in the past An unusually
large catch of perch has been made in the
river at West Miton and at present
great fun is reported in hooking up by
grapples suckers and mulets.
BOLTON.
The school at North DuXbury opened a
week ago with 20 pupils, and Miss Celia
Mccoy for teacher..... Mrs. Thomas Hoy
is now convalescent having been danger
ously sick with diphtheria. 80. L. L..
White has been spending a few days in
road-master on the MONTPELIER and Wells
River railroad, visited at r. J. Morse's S
last week . DR.. w. G. Church of Stowe
was at East Bolton, Thursday. .... Ed.
Sweeney of Montpelier, the efficient clerk
at the depot and postofIice at North Dux-
bury, is to remain another year with sta
tion agent White. ...... Mrs. Flora Fletch-
er of Maine who resided with her uncle,
f. l.. White for several years, has recent
ly buried her youngest son, beautiful
child of about IA months,
UNDERHILI.
Mr.. Henry Hale starts upon the road
about the 25th selling preparations OF his
own manufacture. go. The Citizens band
are to have band stand erected upon the
green. ....J. f.. Fremau's family have
arrived and reside in the building next
door north of the postoffice, which has
been remodeled into a adwelling.. Lewis
Tatro will hereafter be found at his new
quarters recently vacated by Ell Mead in
Mr. McDaniell's building ...... Mr.. John
and he will now go West Mr.. Thomp-
sons new building is being rapidly push
ed under the direction of Mr.. Fred La
vigne.
ESSEX JUNCTION.
Madam Rood who died here Sunday aged
over l03 wears. had been living with her
son, A. ID. Rood at whose house she died
for several years. She leaves annther son
Jacob Rood, of Hinesburgh.
ESSEN.
The work on the Essex village park is
steadily progressing. A neat substantial
fence is being built enclosing the land fol
the better protection of The lawn and trees
which are to beautify this square. Those
hn hav
object are urgently requested to do so at
once, as the lumber, posts and other eX
penses have been quite heavy and should
not be borne by few. Particularly is
each one invited to give Il load of fertillz
ing matter as the soil has been entirely
removed in several places and must be en-
riched to ensure lawn.
The school year of ESSEX Classical lnstl
tute closes Tuesday, May a.. with the
following order of exercises AT l, p. M
there will be business meeting
gramme consisting of an Grafton by Tylel
H Colkins essays, by Myrta l.. Brown
Jennie BiXby, Laura A. Holmes anC
Pearlie NJ. Abbey; recitations, Laura q
Farrand and Pearlie l.. g keeler address
by Rev Thomas Crudgington, Johnson
poem by Miss Anne f. Partridge, West
ford.
WEsTFORD.
~ L.
Mabel moved TO Lawrence, Mass, to llv,
with their daughters Kate and Anna
They returned last week bringing tht
liteleSs remains of Anna. the lntermen
taking place in the cemetery on the plain
Anna died after very brief illness and th
bereaved parents will resume their resi-
dence at their old homestead here.
Edison Bates is about to return to his home
in Dakota. ....J. +. Huntleyis bulldin.
a barn on his farm. Frank II. Parker
with his journeymen and apprentices i
building a house tor Jacob Bates at Esse2
junction.
CHARLOTTE.
Twelve recently united with the Congre
gational church. Fruit trees of al
Kinds are set for blossoms. .... Alansol
Edgerton is building a barn 40Xl00 posts
81 feet, for John Douglas, Ferrisburgh
Mr.. Douglas owns the farm formerl
owned by j. w. Barnes. go. George w
Whalley has put up new buildings house
barn and sheds on his farm. The re
mains of Michael Naylor, an old and re
spected citizen, who died of a cancer, wer
buried in the Catholic grounds, East Char
lotte, Sunday .....A singular cOincidenc
was the recent burial on the same day Q
the late Mrs. Carlisle Lewis and Mrs. NJ
+. Barker, mother OF Mrs. w. Il. Yale. =.
+. &. Pease and wife are to remain for tn
year Jn the farm of the late George Pease.
Oxen are being used again on farms, AN
breaking steers will keep the boys amuse
during the winter For great deal @
farm work an OK team is the best. ......l
is reported that parties have made an otfe
for part or the whole of the town farm
There is little doubt but 20 or 80 acre
could be sold eastward from the end @
Thompson's Point, for good price.
HINEsBURGH
The patrons of the Valley cheese factor
have elected c. G. Peck, treasurer; O. II
Wright, secretary and &. G. Peck and O. A
Mead, statesmen. The first 60 cheeses made
weighing about 1000 pounds, have bee
sold for ll19 cents per pound. MI
Lewis Dwyer carries on Mr.. James Miner
large farm of 700 acres with 20 cows II
makes the milk into butter at home
Mr.. G. Nj. Cody has about two acres c
onions which look nicely. Mrs. S
Mead's birthday was remembered las
Tuesday by many of her friends and a yer
pleasant visit was the result. She was
years old 80. Rev. Mr. Mott of Charlott
occupied the Baptist desk Sunday.
Next Sunday Post Cummings, G. A. r